Kennedy Baby Dies After Nighttime Battle With Disease
The infant son of President Kennedy died at Boston Children’s Hospital at 4:04 a.m. after a 39 hour fight with a lung illness. President Kennedy was nearby as prayers and procedures followed, with funeral arrangements announced and burial planned in Holyhood Cemetery Brookline.
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Ae Catholic Archibishop
Boston
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Kennedy
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Ken
Evening entertainment and square dance events listed in local diary
The Decatur Junior Chamber of Commerce Auxiliary sponsors an evening event in the Petro Hospitality Room from 8 to 10 pm. The Promenaires Square Dance Club meets at the Legion Home on Bank Street at 8 pm. Various civic and church meetings are announced for Monday and Tuesday including engineers in industry and space program talks. A local fire crew reports a tree fire at 10:45 am in the 100 block of 13th Ave NW. See Diary on Page 2.
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Lawrence County approves end to Lawrence summer school session
The Lawrence County Board of Education voted unanimously to close the summer session for August and plan a September reopening based on weather and health. The move followed a demand by parents and the Infantile Paralysis chapter after two polio cases were confirmed and heat and sickness affected several students at Hatton High and Mount Hope. Local doctors supported closing the schools to curb illness while officials reviewed the polio outbreak.
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Lawrence County Board of Education
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Rebecca Crumpton
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Mount Hope
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Chenault
G. F. Carraway
Lawrence
Senate Administration Wins Battle on Priority Calendar
The Senate yielded to administration wishes and agreed to vote on a priority calendar favoring bills Wallace wants passed though the list was not adopted. A minority rules report was rejected, indicating possible amendments to the administration line. The chamber still must handle a jury service bill before finalizing the agenda. In the House a reapportionment bill was returned to committee creating ten one county districts and larger multi county districts.
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Prosperity Amid Unbelieving Partnership Disputed
A pastor’s answer notes God may bless or judge independently of personal sin. Prosperity alone does not prove divine approval, and Christians should avoid unequal yoking if the unbeliever would have the advantage. Final choice rests on the depth of the partnership and personal relationship with God.
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Bank Street Redevelopment Group Forms in Decatur
City hall hosts first meeting of the Special Committee for Study of Bank Street Redevelopment. Mayor Gilmer Blackburn appointed eight men and four women to study uses for the Bank Street area calling it the most critical area in Decatur. John H. Giles chairs the committee Nell Frank Sletcher serves as secretary. The panel expects Housing and Home Finance Agency funding to support a detailed rehab study of Decatur's central business district.
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Butts Denies Knowledge Of Betting In Georgia Game Scandal
Wallace Butts testified in federal court that he had no knowledge of gambling activities by two friends linked to a libel case against Curtis Publishing. He denied feeding inside information to Bear Bryant and described Frank Scoby as a friend who invested in small loan ventures, while acknowledging past associations with figures tied to gambling.
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Atlanta
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Georgia
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Bear) Bryant
Alabama
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Chicago
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Athens Crowns 18 Year Old Rodeo Queen
Geri Smith 18, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W T Smith, was crowned Rodeo Queen at Athens Alabama amid a 3000 strong crowd. The Alabama State Championship winner was named during a street dance on the courthouse square with Joanna Speegle Hamilton Masters and Roy Smith judging. Miss Sarah Jean Kennedy 15 received alternates honors. The event ran from 8 p.m. until midnight and drew crowds as police controlled sections downtown.
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Athens - Limestone County
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Sarah Kennedy
Markets At A Glance In New York Trading Update
In New York trading the markets show higher stocks with moderate activity. Bonds remain steady while corporate bonds edge higher and cotton shows irregular, quiet trading.
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Kennedy seals nuke ban pact amid Senate scrutiny
Republicans demand proof that the limited test ban treaty will boost U S security as hearings begin with military and scientific experts. President Kennedy argues bans on atmospheric and underwater tests strengthen defense while underground tests continue. The pact was signed in Moscow with 34 nations joining and more expected.
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Illinois
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Hurricane Arlene Dashes Bermuda With 80 MPH Winds
The Miami Weather Bureau reports Arlene struck Bermuda with 80 mph winds as the hurricane’s eye sat over the island chain 670 miles southeast of New York at 11 am. The AP item notes other nationwide updates on diplomacy and tax reform.
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Arlene
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